Using Clean Energy for Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Facts and Solutions

In: Journal of environmental law & policy, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 55-71

Abstract

Using clean energy is a recent trend around the world. It is a good way to protect the environment and implement the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Following that trend, in recent years, the Vietnam government has enacted many legal policies and regulations to encourage everybody to use clean energy to live and develop economics. This paper analyzed the facts and problems of using clean energy as well as law and regulation in Vietnam, in comparison with other countries around the world. Then, some solutions to improve the problems related to using clean energy in Vietnam for the next period are recommended. Methodologies such as analysis of Vietnam's legal policy and documents (law and regulations) related to energy activities were used. The hypotheses developed during the study shows how to use law and regulation to govern energy activities in Vietnam.